Possible environmental impacts of recycled glass used as a pavement base material

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 917-921

  Imteaz, Monzur Alam ^a   Ali, Mm Younus ^a   Arulrajah, Arul ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

heavy metals; leaching; pavement base material; Recycled glass; total organics and surfactant

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION LEVELS; CRUSHED GLASS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS; GLASS CONTAINERS; GLASS CULLET; LABORATORY TEST; MANUAL HANDLING; MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA; ORGANICS; PAVEMENT BASE MATERIALS; POST-CONSUMER; RANDOM SAMPLE; RECYCLED GLASS; RECYCLING COMPANIES; ROAD PAVEMENTS; SUB-BASES; TOTAL ORGANIC MATTER;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GLASS MANUFACTURE; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PAVEMENTS; RECYCLING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

GLASS;

CHLORIDE; GLASS; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE; SURFACTANT;

CHLORIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLASS; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LEACHING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PAVEMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RECYCLING; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTAINER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLASS INDUSTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; LEACHING; MATERIAL STATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PH; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GLASS; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; RECYCLING; VICTORIA;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84865221376     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X12448512     Document Type: Article

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